1.17.05
Its halfway through Jan and I’ve been watching some of the last football games of the season. The Patriots are back to playing for another division championship for the third time in the past four years, with two superbowl wins as well. They ultimately shut down the Colts and Payton Manning, even after all the hype about the high octane offense. The only points the Colts were able to muster was a field goal at the end of the first half. Reading some of the game predictions, you could sense that the Patriots were underdogs going into it, but in the end they pulled it off. Pop was going nutz by the fourth quarter, it brings back memories from the last time they went all the way. It’ll be a tough game against the Steelers next week, but at least they have a more reliable kicker to go to if it comes down to it. Will need to talk some shit to Iso before the game.
Looking forward to this strange week where I have a three-day weekend followed by a four-day weekend. If I wasn’t trying to save money for school I might’ve gone someplace warm or something. Then again I’ll be going home for about a week pretty soon so that constitutes a vacation in itself. Not looking forward to the flight, hopefully the jetlag will be a lot milder this time around.
I did go to a bridal shower this weekend, it was my first time ever going to anything like it before. I’ve been noticing the multiple levels of rituals and energy that goes into planning a modern American wedding, all of which seems more than a little excessive to me. I also don’t buy that any of these rituals are directly tied to any kind of religious meaning or value. Weddings have become a lot like Christmas, overly commercial and overbearing.
Been looking at buying a new computer, bestbuy had a good sale on VAIOs this past week, was almost tempted, but didn’t bite just yet. I’m thinking I’ll wait a bit more to see what my budget looks like, or at least until March or April when they start clearing the shelves for the next set of models. Then maybe I could mess around with linux on my current laptop or something.